December 19, 2022
Via: TechRadarGoogle has become the latest company to roll out an encryption upgrade, revealing it Gmail email service is set to get full end-to-end encryption (E2EE) support, but not all users will be able to get it. In an update on […]
April 13, 2021
Via: Computer WeeklyMember of parliament and Foreign Affairs Committee chair Tom Tugendhat has made the claim that the UK’s intelligence services unofficially told him to stop using his official parliamentary email in favour of Google’s Gmail service over concerns that the government’s […]
Cyber-crime, Email security, Malware, Security
May 28, 2020
Via: TechRadarOne of Russia’s most advanced state-sponsored hacker groups has added several devious new tools to its arsenal, security researchers have warned. Although the Turla group is still using the v4 version of the ComRAT malware, ESET researchers warned that this […]
Cyber-crime, Email security, Malware, Phishing, Security
April 17, 2020
Via: Security AffairsGoogle announced that its anti-malware solutions implemented to defend its Gmail users have blocked around 18 million phishing and malware emails using COVID-19 lures within the last seven days. The IT giant also announced to have blocked more than 240 […]
February 7, 2019
Via: Dark ReadingTensorflow, Google’s open-source machine learning framework, has been used to block 100 million spam messages. Google reports Gmail is blocking 100 million extra spam emails per day following the implementation of Tensorflow, its open source, machine-learning framework, to supplement existing […]
Email security, Identity theft, Network security
February 6, 2019
Via: Dark ReadingCriminals are taking advantage of Gmail’s ‘dots don’t matter’ feature to set up multiple fraudulent accounts on websites, using variations of the same email address, Agari says. Some cybercriminals are taking advantage of a long-standing feature in Google Gmail designed […]
August 14, 2017
Via: Help Net SecurityGoogle has announced the rollout of new anti-phishing checks for the iOS Gmail app: in less than two weeks, all users will be confronted with two warnings if they attempt to follow a suspicious link from within the app. The first one […]
February 20, 2017
Via: Naked SecurityAs of earlier this week, anyone who tries to send a .js (JavaScript) file attachment via Gmail will be out of luck, as they’re now on Google’s list of restricted file types for attachments. That means that GMail users can’t send or […]
February 20, 2017
Via: Threat PostGmail users can expect the introduction of SMTP Strict Transport Security to the email service some time this year, bringing a measure of security similar to certificate pinning to one of the world’s biggest webmail services. Elie Bursztein, the head […]
February 17, 2017
Via: We Live SecurityAs of February 13th, 2017, Gmail has started deploying their new restrictive policy on .js file attachments, extending their list of file types blocked for security reasons. After the full release, Gmail users won’t be able to send or receive […]
January 31, 2017
Via: We Live SecurityRecent phishing scams targeted both Gmail and Yahoo, and now attackers have their sights set on PayPal with some very convincing bait. With fake websites and email campaigns that look real, it’s easy to be fooled, and potentially have your […]
January 18, 2017
Via: Help Net SecurityThe phishers start by compromising a Gmail account, then they rifle through the emails the user has recently received. After finding one with an attachment, they create an image (screenshot) of it and include it in a reply to the […]
August 16, 2016
Via: Security AffairsGoogle announced a new feature in the Safe Browsing warning set, it will warn users when they will receive an email message from an unauthenticated sender. Google always takes care of security, the last features announced by the IT giant […]
February 11, 2016
Via: Help Net SecurityFrom now on, Gmail users will be able to see whether their communications with other email account holders – whether Gmail or any other email service – is secured. If it’s not, there will be a red broken lock icon […]
September 25, 2015
Via: email-securityWith the Smartphone revolution and the wide choice of free messaging services available, receiving an #sms is definitely an unusual occurrence. Instead of being a way for friends and family to communicate, it has now become the preferred way for […]
July 29, 2015
Via: email-securitySocial bookmarking web service Delicious has released a free beta version of Dmail, an extension for the Chrome browser, which allows senders to delete an email they sent and have regretted sending soon after. The extension currently works if the […]
June 22, 2015
Via: phishingSecurity researcher Slawomir Grzonkowski is warning of a simple – yet clever – spear-phishing scam that is targeting Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail users in an effort to trick them into letting an attacker take over their accounts. The attack method […]